(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. ( robin ) and i'm robin winston.we begin with breaking news this morning out of oakland.one person has died and two others are critically injured following a house fire in the lakeshore neighborhood. (james)the fire broke out at around 11 o'clock last night on calmar avenue.firefighters say four adults and two children lived inside the home. when crews arrived ... smoke was coming from the home, and two people were suffering from smoke inhalation.( robin )the children and one other adult evacuated safely.one adult was rescued from the second floor. another adult died in the home before they could be rescued. (james) now to the latest on the wildfires burning across the bay area. lets start with the "bear

fire" burning to our south in santa cruz county. it's burning the hills north east of boulder creek... near bear creek canyon and deer creek roads.( robin ) it broke out monday night and with the steep terrain of the santa cruz mountains, that fire is only about five-percent contained this morning. it has burned 271 acres so far. at least one home has burned, along with other structures, and evacuations are in place. (james) kron four's spencer blake has more on the firefighting efforts. (ááá2-shotááá) (james) that was (james)

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reporting. we'll have a live update from the santa cruz mountains in the next hour.( robin ) now lets take a look at weather and traffic, ill check your commute for hot spot in a bit, now a check of the weather (james) checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend.

warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

(james) in the east bay... a fire forced mandatory evacuations in dublin earlier yesterday ... those orders have since been lifted. the fire broke out around two o'clock yesterday afternoon in the hills northeast of downtown dublin, near tassajara and fallon roads. firefighters are working to control it ... before it can burn near homes.as of last night ... it has burned 116 - acres and is 75 - percent contained. (james) in the north bay... firefighters are making progress on a series of wildfires. containment is up on all of the fires. the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties has burned nearly 53-thousand acres and is 78-percent contained.

the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties has burned more than 51-thousand acres and is 80-percent contained. the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is 87-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned more than 12- thousand acres and is now 58- percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines. fires across the state have burned more than 245-thousand acres since last week according to cal fire. (robin) evacuations were also lifted for those living in santa rosa's oakmont neighborhood. those residents were out of their homes for more than a week due to fire danger, kron4's dan kerman was there as the first wave of evacuees returned home to that neighborhood.

oakmont returns 1017179 pkg for amfor the first time in 9 days, michele corliano is returing to her oakmont home soti'm back i'm just amazed, everything looks like we left itwhile there was still smoke in the sky, it was nothing like the night she was evacuated.sot michele corigliano/oakmont resident 14-24sunday night we saw orange glow to the north of us and orange glow to the south of us and my lovely neighbor woke me up by the side of my bedroom wall by saying fire like many in oakmont michele didn't know if her home would survive but like the rest of the homes on stonecroft terrace, her place survived with flying colorssotit's like i went away and everything is the same, it's ok, now i can help othersdown the street, dan lehrer and his wife were checking on his 91 year old mother in law's home before bringing her backsot dan lehrer/mother-in-law lives in

oakmont 56-103it looks great the inside of her house doesn't smell smokey at all, barely, much better than i expectedas they checked the place out, just off in the distance firefighters were backfiring an area on hood mountain to keep the spread of fire away from oakmont.sot concerns yes beause its is not very far away, but i have faith in the fire department they have done a great job, if they say its safe to come back it's safe to come backstandup dan kerman/santa rosa 123-133 138/std (robin)although progress is being made on the fires in the north bay ...there is some concern with a weather front coming at the end of the week. kron four's terisa estacio has more on how that will affect the firefight in the coming days. (james)

(james) another fire broke out yesterday. this one in sausalito near highway 101. it started just before noon north of spencer avenue. at one point, the flames forced all southbound lanes of highway- 101 to shut down. last night, c-h-p re-opened all lanes at spencer avenue. the fire only burned about four- acres. (james) coming up.. we'll show you what one neighbor did to save several people's homes in santa rosa. donations are pouring in for fire victims. hear what some agencies are advising ... for people who want to donate. and ... what two people are doing to save pets lives in a burned out neighborhood.

(james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is

expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min

from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) the destructive wildfires have no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) the destructive wildfires have brought out the best in people. this morning, we bring you a story about a santa rosa man who saved his neighbor's homes despite the fire burning closer to him. kron 4's charles clifford reports in santa rosa for a story you will see only on kron 4. natstuesday afternoon, neighbors valerie burns and sean wilson, met up for the first time since fire forced them from their homes more than a week ago. valerie

invited kron 4 to this reunion because she wanted to publicly thank sean for saving her house.sothe's my hero, yes, absolutely.valerie and sean live next door to each other along wiki drive in northeast santa rosa. when the tubbs fire roared through their neighborhood early on the morning of october 9th, both fled the advancing flames. sean watched the fire from a few miles away.sotthe next morning he walked back to his house, convinced he would find it burned to the ground.sot with no water available, sean grabbed a rake and shovel and spent the next three hours keeping the flames at bay. he went back and forth putting out spot fires and raking leaves. when the fire had come within just a few feet of valerie's back yard, sean spotted fire fighters nearby and got their attention. sot valeria and her family were staying at a shelter in healdsburg when sean called them to say their home was saved.soti couldn't believe it. i really couldn't.and while sean was able to save his house and several of his neighbors house h,e feels for those who have lost everything. sotvalerie hopes that sean's actions will serve as an inspiration.sotnow , unfortunaly, sean's parents lost their home as well. they lived just a short distance

away from him. in santa rosa, charles clifford kron 4 news. (rob) santa rosa's (rob) (rob) santa rosa's fountaingrove neighborhood was ravaged by the fire. many homes there burned to the ground ... but kron4's maureen kelly found one street that is still standing, thanks to a group of residents that banded together to keep their homes, and their neighbors' homes from being destroyed. i'm on lake park court and neighbors here on this cul de

sac and some other neighbors living on the street above banded together to save approximently 22 homes in this area.not once, but three times over three days.this neighbor up on bicentenial way who owns a heavy equiptment rental place, got a portable water tank and a pump up here .and along with another neighbor who's a retired firefighter and a handfull of homeowners ran water from this pool and beat back the fire burning on the hills around this areauntil firefighters arrived to help up midday monday .it was a big group efforts. with all the neighbors who came around and worked his teams together put now it's gone fires all over the property all the way to the down to the retirement home down there and all the neighbors banded together and worked in teams and they were running around and all working as a team making sure fires are being put out everywhere ricardo uribe had been away from his home when the fire destroyed other homes in the fountaingrove neighborhood and threatened his property..but he jumped in to help when the hill at the end of the cul de sac ignited on tuesday morning. by then, the

impromptu fire brigade used fire hoses left behind by firefighters to help squelch those flames which threatened to take out the whole block and then some.if anything we saved was probably the convalescent home back here because the fire was starting again until we came in there with the hosespolice came trying to evacute this block again on tuesday night..when another fire that broke out to the east.but once again the band of neighbors stayed behind and worked together to put out the fire until a strike team got there. in the end they saved their homes and homes of neighbors who evacuated the area. and made new friends.we lived here for 15 years and i really didn't know the people behind us now he's my buddy were bosom buddiesfriendships forged by fire.helping a stronger community rise from these ashes.maureen kelly kron4 news. (james) we continue to hear amazing stories of people stepping up and taking extraordinary actions to help their fellow neighbors or community through this tragedy. kron 4's gabe slate met a duo who found a unique way to

save the lives of house pets in burned out neighborhoods who became separated from their owners. ((pkg)) nats - for the last 4 days judy stark and peter tapia have driven up from san francisco in the morning to the sonoma humane society in santa rosa and loaded up hundreds of pounds of cat food.nats - water and barrels of water.. then they go to the evacuated burned out neighborhoods like coffey park in sant rosa, where house pets are estranged from their owners.. nats - food drop and they drop the food and water in places where they, or the national guard ,who are on site 24-7, have seen cats come out in the evening looking for

food. sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) they lost their homes, we don't want them to lose their pets too. they know there are atleast 20 cats, house pets, alive here in the coffey park burned out neighborhood they are eatingthe food and drinking the water they leave out sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) we will save these fur babies nats - food toss across town at the journey's end mobile home park where most of the units burned down there are even more pets waiting for their owners to return for them. sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) there are 60 here they are behind the fense so peter tosses over wet food cans of cat food.. and lifts these 50 pound bags and tosses the food over. nats - food toss peter and judy and not animal rescue workers they are animal lovers they are with amr,

american medial response the ambulance service. they are using a work truck not an ambulance, but a first response vehicle, that is marked up and has the roof emergency lights. with this vehicle and their credentials they are able to cross through the road blocks law enforcement has set up outside the burned out neighborhoods like coffey park. many areas where homes are burned down are still off limits to the people who lived here. nats - food drop maria and her husband are thankful for what they are doing their house burned down in coffey park, and their seven year old orange and black calico cat named meow meow is lost. they have waiting outside the road block calling their cats name sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) he has been lost since sunday

(james) it has taken a lot of manpower to get more than a dozen fires burning in the north bay under some sort of control after they sparked more than one week ago.(robin) there are a lot of grateful people out there this morning. kron 4's ella sogomonian visited a neighborhood in santa rosa where a market is giving thanks to those first responders. more than three thousand fire fighters are working to put out relentless flames in sonoma county alone. so the region's local market is treating them to free meals all week in return.sot: josh

tuhtan, shopper//"it's really great to see the community come together and really help everyone out."since last wednesday oliver's market has offered to comp fire fighters for the meals they come by to pick up in between their shifts on the front lines of the north bay fires.sot: katrina hampton, shopper// "i didn't know that but that is amazing because they helped so much in our community."one firefighter told kron 4 off camera this isn't the only business to have made the generous offer but he's gladly paid for his food. either way the offer still stands.sot: suzie slade, shopper// "whether they are in cotati or here or in stony point i mean that is what oliver's does theyre full on community."the act of kindness by the market is just a mirror of the community they serve who also helped out doing what they can. sot: dustin vulmouth, shopper// "well weve been participating in the donations already as far as offering first responders water, sandwiches, we've made sandwiches, fruit whatever we can do. we live right here in rincon valley so we've been doing everything we can for first responders as well."in addition oliver's donated ten thousand dollars to the north bay fire relief fund and will match customer donations up to 25 thousand dollars.sot: josh tuhtan, shopper// "now i'll go

contribute that's awesome." they plan on giving all proceeds directly to victims for their immediate and long term needs. in santa rosa ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with the top 4 stories for your morning here on the kron 4 morning news.

in the north bay... firefighters are making progress on a series of wildfires. containment is up on all of the fires. the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties has burned

nearly 53-thousand acres and is 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties has burned more than 51-thousand acres and is 80-percent contained. the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is 87-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned more than 12- thousand acres and is now 58- percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines. fires across the state have burned more than 245-thousand acres since last week according to cal fire. (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong) : cooling is

expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min

from the toll to 101 (ááá2-shotááá)(robin) people have come out in droves to make donations to the north bay fire victims in santa rosa. some agencies have stopped accepting donations because much (ááá2-shotááá) (ááá2-shotááá)(robin) people have come out in

people have (robin) (ááá2-shotááá) (ááá2-shotááá)(robin) people have come out in droves to make donations to the north bay fire victims in santa rosa. some agencies have stopped accepting donations because much of the food was perishable and started rotting. ( james ) but there is also some other issues that many of us probably never think about. stanley roberts explains. don't clean out your garage and be like on were getting rid of this stuff because we can't use it, it's costing us money for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction the action: people are stepping up and making donations to organizations for the fire victims the reaction there is a difference between

you have needs, like i don't have a car seat anymore or you need formula, i need wipes i need diapers all that kind of stuff to the difference of one you're coming in and your grabbing 9 sleeping bags and your one person meet michael yates president of teamsters local union 666right now were commented to sunday of this week they are gathering donations for the north bay fire storms, unfortunately they are getting things they really don't need or can give out dirty pillows, no one is going to sleep on a dirty pillow/broken toys, old old kitchen wear that is you know all scrapped up teflon you know anything that you would want to personally use yourself, please don't drop if off to any of these sites no where (sound of door opening ) this is all the stuff we sorted this isn't just mixed up stuff we already sorted this stuff already in fact his is one of 4 trailers filled with used donated clothes most will end up getting sent to other places like puerto

rico so what kind of stuff are they looking for right now we need diapers, specifilly the bigger sizes 5. and 6s we need wipes we need toilet paper we need paper towels we need medical supplies and for the record only over the counter items like benedryl, asprin ah tweezers, anti itch cream different types of lotion that are medically nesserry and no he's not talking about hand sanitizers so don't hit of the target and by all the samples but what they really need .if people want to donate, donate money so that it can be used where it need to be used remember, pace yourself this is a long term issue here do you want all these boxes the needs of today are not the need of tomorrow in santa rosa stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) a warning for people who need to rebuild after the deadly north bay fire storms.... be cautious of

hiring un-licensed contractors. the contractors state license board is touring damaged neighborhoods to warn victims of the dangers of hiring people posing as contractors. the board put up signs warning people about what you need to look out for. (robin) phony contractors will typically solicit their services after large disasters. ( james @ landing) as each day passes, we are learning of more tragic stories of families in the north bay who have lost their homes. kron4's haaziq madyun was at an auto repair shop in san francisco and heard one of those heartbreaking stories.

it is almost impossible not to find someone who was personally impacted by the north bay wildfires. case in point here at r&m automotive in san francisco, the auto mechanic that services kron4's vehicles, mike, has this story. his wife's parents losing their fountaingrove home of 30-years on eagle court in santa rosa

wearing is what they walked out with. they got into one car and just drove off. that was the end of it. that was the last time that they saw their home. home is gone. the whole neighborhood is gone. all the memories are just gone. we can replace the house, the cars and all of the materialistic stuff. it's not a big deal. it's just..."> nat/sot haaziqit's the memories...he says unfortunately his brother-in-law lives in that same neighborhood and lost his home in the fire as well. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

( james ) the warriors unveiled their 20-17 championship banner... this was the scene last night as players and coaches received the championship rings.( james @landing ) kron four's jr stone reports from oracle arena with more on

opening night. (james) (james)although spirits were

high for the ceremony ... houston rockets spoiled banner night by beating golden state ... 122 - 121.

(james) coming up on the kron four morning news... one hospital evacuated during the north bay firestorm is now back open. we'll explain what it took for staff to reopen its doors.

s (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from

thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.

(james) we have learned the identity of the man who was killed yesterday while battling the fires in napa county. he has been identified as 38-year-old garrett paiz of missouri. he was driving a water truck on oakville grade - when he lost control and overturned into a ravine. a facebook page identifies paiz as a firefighter with the noel fire department in southwest missouri. he was a privately owned water tender contracted by cal fire to fight the nuns fire. (james) some business in santa rosa are beginning to open their doors again - after the north bay firestorm - including sutter hospital. (robin) the hospital is now open for both inpatient and emergency care. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to

officials about what it took to restore services. sutter regional back in operation..after historic wild fires forced the facility to shut down sunday.a surveillance video time lapse from that night shows the hospitalsurrounded by the blaze.employees sprung into action.. grabbing extinguishers and pushing the flames back until firefighters arrived on scene.kelsey claybrook was working that night.kelsey claybrook/security guard and first responderit's just a huge relief because obviously the night of when you are evacuating you don't know when we are going to be able to open or what the extent of the damage is. we are absolutely fortunate. it's good to see people in the building again. good to see everybody in the building again. just good to see everybody here again. there is

a good upbeat attitude here right now across the building. the hospital says 77 patients were evacuated safely over the course of six hours.lisa amador/sutter spokesperson: they went to local hospitals as well as our affiliates hospitals, novato community hospital. califiornia pacific medical center and alta bates. surveillance video shows people exiting and getting on buses.while employees were getting patients out...fire evacuees from the area arrived looking for shelter.the hospital says since that night, staff has been working around the clock to reopen the doors as quickly as possible. lisa amador/sutter spokesperson:it's been a really focused effort. we opened this brand new hospital 3 years ago and so it was like reopening the hospital. it took a lot of teams. we have a great support from sutter health, our network of hospitals and outpatient care services and physician organizations. we are so thrilled to be open to for this community at such a very very difficult time. but the recovery efforts are far from over.. as staff deals with personal losses from the fire. kelsey claybrook/security guard and first responder:you know a lot of stories shared and some people have absolutely experienced loss here so just learning about that, coping with that dealing with that.we've made it. the people that have lost are trying to get together. there are fundraisers going on. everyone is talking insurance, what can we do to help and come stay at my place. in santa rosa, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news.4 news.

(robin) an incredible story of survival from the california wildfires. a couple was trapped in their santa rosa home by a fast-moving wildfire last week. ( james ) their only place to turn was their swimming pool, where they stayed as they watched their house collapse in front of them. (robin) the couple now have temporary housing thanks to daniel's employer. they are now considering whether to rebuild or move elsewhere.

wildfires have scorched more than 220-thousand acres of land in northern california. at least 41 people have been confirmed dead. one of those deaths include another woman who tried to survive the fire in a swimming pool, but was overcome by smoke. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... the oakland a's paid a special visit to one evacuation center. we'll show you where it happened.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell joined stomper the a's mascot to surprise hundreds of people at the evacuation center in santa rosa. maxwell actually left his home in arizona when he realized the scope of the devastation. he says even an autograph or a picture with a professional athlete can go a long way for a family that has no where to go. ( james ) a's catcher bruce maxwell say's that's not it. he plans on returning throughout the week in the hopes of making a larger contribution as santa rosa begins the long recovery. ( james )( james ) and if you want to help

out the victims of the fires... monetary donations are still needed at this time. the salvation army uses 100-percent of disaster donations in support of local disaster relief operations. to donate, visit go-sal- army-org. (james) coming up...the latest on the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains.we'll have a live update with will tran.plus ... more on the north bay fires.evacuees in some neighborhoods are now allowed to return home. we'll show you how one group is showing their appreciation to first responders working around the clock in the north bay. (james)coming up... the kron 4 morning news continues with mark danon and darya folsom. ( jas ) that breaking news we are

following this morning... firefighters in the south bay still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. it is being called the bear fire and so far it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 5-percent contained.( darya ) but this was just one of the fires that kept crews all across the bay area busy yesterday. firefighters are still working to fully contain the fires burning in napa and sonoma counties.( james ) more

evacuations are being lifted in the north bay and more people are returning home to begin sifting through the rubble.( darya ) a fire also broke out is sausalito and temporarily forced evacuations yesterday in ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we will have much more on all the fires burning in the bay area coming up in just a minute. but first we want to start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is

expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(james) we have more breaking news this morning... this time out of oakland. one person has died and two others are critically injured in a house fire in the lakeshore neighborhood. the fire broke out around 11 o'clock last night on calmar avenue. firefighters say four adults and two children lived inside the home. when crews arrived ... smoke was coming from the home and two people were suffering from smoke inhalation.( darya ) the children and one other adult got out safely. another adult was rescued from the second floor. a third adult died in the home before they could be rescued. ( james ) now we want to go back to our breaking news in the south bay. fire fighters working to contain a wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains near boulder creek.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the scene this morning with the latest.

will. ( will )that breaking news we are following this morning... firefighters in the south bay still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. it is being called the bear fire and so far it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 5-percent contained

( james ) and in the north bay... firefighters continue to make progress battling the fires in napa and sonoma county.( darya ) the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties.... has burned more than 52-thousand acres... but it is now 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties ... has burned just over 51-thousand acres... and is contained. ( james ) the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is now 87- percent contained. and

the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned nearly 12-thousand acres and is now 58-percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters front lines this morning. ( james ) new this morning a santa rosa couple who lost there home in the tubbs fire is suing p-g-and-e. they claim the fire was caused by negligence. the say p-g- and-e did not do a good enough job maintaining electric lines and pruning trees. the couple says their

home on mocha lane was destroyed. fire investigators have not said what started the fire. this is the ifrst lawsuit to be filed in the wake of the north bay firestorm. ( darya ) and this morning more people are being allowed to return home in santa rosa.( james ) the evacuation order has been lifted in the city's oakmont neighborhood.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in that neighborhood this morning with the latest. ( lydia )( lydia )the evacuation order for santa

rosa's oakmont neighborhood has been lifted. and people are returning to check out their homes. this includes all streets south of highway 12, east of calistoga road to pythian road. however, all northbound roads off highway 12, including highway 12 eastbound at pythian road, will still be closed under mandatory evacuations orders. while some homes had smoke inside them, many people were happy to return to their homes still standing. ( lydia ) not all neighborhoods have had their

evacuation orders lifted. to see if your address is evacuated still visit kron 4 dot com. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back through out ( darya ) in the east bay mandatory evacuations have been lifted after a fire broke out in dublin. it happened yesterday afternoon near tassajara and fallon roads. according to cal fire it has burned 116 acres and is 75-percent contained this morning. right now no homes are being threatened... and there are no reports of any injuries. ( darya ) firefighters were also on scene overnight after a fire broke out in

sausalito. this happened near highway 101. it started just north of spencer avenue. at one point, the flames forced all southbound lanes of highway- 101 to shut down. al lanes have since reopened. the fire burned about four- acres. there are no reports of any injuries. ( james ) many santa rosa residents who lost their home in the fires are still unable to go back and search for anything they left behind -- including their pets. that's why -- for the last 4 days -- judy stark and peter tapia have driven up from san francisco to the sonoma humane society in santa rosa. they've loaded up hundreds of pounds of cat food and water to take to burned out neighborhoods like coffey park. they drop it off in areas where they, or the national guard, have seen cats come out

in the evening looking for food. ( james ) stark says there are at

least 20 former house pets -- in the coffey park neighborhood alone -- that are eating and drinking the food and water they leave out. ( james ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... we have much more on the north bay wildfires. after the break we will take a look at how far one store is going to say thank you to first responders. plus...< if people want to get on the progress train, it's starting to leave the station."> and 49ers c-e-o jed york is speaking up about the national anthem protests. this as colin kaepernick's attorney says he has a "smoking gun" regarding collusion against kaep in the n-f-l. ( anny ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break.

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is

expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week.

hot spot in san jose sb 101 at tully blocking. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( darya ) we continue to follow the wildfires burning in the north bay. it has taken a lot of man power to fight those fires.( james ) in sonoma county alone there are more than 3-thousand firefighters working to contain the nuns and tubbs fires. so now a market in

santa rosa is taking the time to say thank you. oliver's market is treating first responders to free meals all week long. the market has been doing this since last week. < katrina hampton, shopper// "i didn't know that but that is amazing because they helped so much in our community."josh tuhtan, shopper//"it's really great to see the community come together and really help everyone out.">( james ) one firefighter told kron 4 that oliver's is not the only business giving first responders free food. in addition oliver's donated ten thousand dollars to the north bay fire relief fund and will match customer donations up to 25 thousand dollars. ( james ) happening today... n-f-l

owners and players will meet in new york.( darya ) they are expected to talk about the protests some players have made during the national anthem.( james ) john lawrence has the details. there weren't any penalty flags thrown after tuesday's meeting in new york.jed york/san francisco 49ers ceo "this is about how do we go from protest to progress and if people want to get on the progress train, it's starting to leave the station."n-f-l team owners and players are confronting the controversy over players kneeling during the national anthem.the players say they're protesting racial inequality.roger goodell/nfl commissioner""we reflected our commitment to work together with our players on the issues of social justice."the league's current policy doesn't mandate players to stand during the anthem.but even if players have the right to take a knee in protest

before a game, some fans object to way it's done. president trump/no font needed "our great american flag should be treated with reverence and respect. and that young americans should be taught to love our country, honor our anthem."president trump says players who don't stand for the anthem should be suspended or fired.vice president mike pence recently left a game after he saw some players take a knee during the national anthem.but the league says it won't force players to stand.....and hopes to be a force of positive change against injustice.jed york/san francisco 49ers ceo "the more you sit down with our players and hear what they're about, what they are fighting for, it's really, really hard to disagree with them."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( darya ) and this morning we are hearing from colin kaepernick's attorney. mark geragos says he's able to prove the league colluded to keep kaepernick from being signed following his 'take a knee' protests.

it will be, but we have a high degree of confidence that this will be able to be proved and that there are people who are not going to get into an arbitration proceeding and they are not going to lie. they are not going to lie. they are going to tell the truth and they're going to say what happened. they were told no, you're not going to hire him.">( darya ) kaepernick opted out of his contract with the san francisco 49ers earlier this year. he has remained a free agent since. ( james ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... we continue to cover the devastation across the north bay. after the break hear how one bay area couple was able to survive when they got trapped in their santa

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incredible story of how a santa rosa couple survived the fires that overtook their neighborhood last week.( james ) they were surrounded and the only place they could think to go was inside their swimming pool. and that's where they rode out the firestorm and watched their house burn.

down. and we did that for maybe 15 minutes, 20 minutes just to keep ourselves cool." > the couple is now considering whether to move elsewhere.similar story last week, also out of santa rosa, but in that case only the husband survived. the wife died of smoke inhalation. ( will ) fire still burning in the south bay. i will have the details in a live report.( anny ) your bay area forecast is

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that's why we made clorox splash-less bleach... ...splashless. shine on, klutzes. shine on. two breaking news stories this morning. in the north bay... people being allowed to return home after the devastating fire storm. and this morning firefighters continue to make progress battling those fires.( james ) and firefighters are still struggling to gain control of a wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains. the fire broke out around monday night near boulder creek. it has now grown to more than 270 acres. it is just five percent contained this morning. we have crews spread all across the bay area covering these fires. .

( mark )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start with a check and traffic... (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming

trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) now we want to go back to our breaking news in the south bay. fire fighters working to contain a wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains near boulder creek.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the scene this morning with the latest. will. ( will )that breaking news we are following this morning... firefighters in the south bay

still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. it is being called the bear fire and so far it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 5-percent contained

( james ) and in the north bay...

firefighters continue to make progress battling the fires in napa and sonoma county.( darya ) the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties.... has burned more than 52- thousand acres... but it is now 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties ... has burned just over 51-thousand acres... and is 80-percent contained. ( james ) the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is now 87-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned nearly 12-thousand acres and is now 58-percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines this morning.

( darya ) and this morning more people are being allowed to return home in santa rosa.( james ) the evacuation order has been lifted in the city's oakmont neighborhood.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in that neighborhood this morning with the latest. ( lydia )the evacuation order for santa rosa's oakmont neighborhood has been lifted. and people are returning to check out their homes.includes all streets south east of to pythian however, all roads off including highway 12 pythian road, closed under evacuations orders.homes had smoke inside them, many people were return to their homes still standing. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... we have much more on the wildfire devastation in the north bay. coming up we will show you how a handful of homeowners came together to save more than a dozen homes when the fires broke out. and after the break... donation centers are having problems with the items being donated. what they are most in need of this morning.

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( darya ) we continue our coverage this morning of the devastation caused by the north bay firestorm. people have come out in droves to make donations to the north bay fire victims in santa rosa. in fact... some agencies have stopped accepting donations because much of the food was perishables and started rotting now people working with donation centers say people are donating things that they cannot use. they say they are getting things like dirty pillows...broken toys and old kitchen wear that most people would probably just throw out. what they really need is diapers... baby wipes... toilet paper and medical supplies. but officials say the best thing to donate is money. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the warriors unveil their championship banner. find out how the team is chipping in to help the north bay fire victims. (anny) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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fremont line. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wb 580 no delays at the tolls (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as (anny hong) : cooling is

expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will

begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. ( darya ) one of the many recognizable bay area landmarks lost in the wildfires --- was the so- called "glass house" in fairfield..( james ) lots of people knew this home ... built in 2003 on the south summit of the the south built in 2003 on this home ... people knew next week. regionwide early next week.

( darya ) one of the ( darya ) one of the many recognizable bay area landmarks lost in the wildfires --- was the so-

called "glass house" in fairfield..( james ) lots of people knew this home ... built in 2003 on the south summit of the twin sisters peaks.. because of the atlas fire ... there's not much left except twisted metal and its concrete foundation. the glass house stood on twin sisters road in fairfield - close to the border of solano and napa counties.( darya ) it was built in 2003 at a cost of roughly 17- million dollars. like so many other homes - it went up in flames late last week.( james ) here is what it looked like before the fire. the home was spread across more than 13-thousand square feet...and included a helicopter pad...( darya ) the current owners bought it in 2012. they live in texas and used the estate as a vacation home. they say

that they plan to re- buildi.....saying they'll make it bigger and better than before. ( james ) when fires broke out in the fountaingrove neighborhood of santa rosa -- a handful of homeowners stayed behind to fight the flames while their families evacuated. ( darya ) one was a retired firefighter who helped train his neighbors to use garden hoses to beat back the flames. another neighbor brought in a portable water tank and a pump.and used the water from his pool to fight the fires until firefighters showed up.( james ) they successfully fought off 3 separate fires -- including one that threatened a nearby convalescent home -- with hoses firefighters left behind.

that lived behind there. now he's my buddy. he's my bosom buddy now>( james ) in addition to forging new friendships in the fire -- the neighbors estimate they saved 15 homes on their cul-de-sac and another 7 on the street above. ( darya ) and the golden state warriors are helping the victims of the north bay fires. ( james ) the warriors unveiled their 20-17 championship banner and received their championship rings last night.( darya ) kron four's jr stone has more on the opening night festivities and how the team is helping the fire victims.

( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... the oakland a's are

also reaching out to fire victims. after the break... how one player is trying to raise the spirits of evacuees.

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less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) after donating after ( darya ) ( darya ) after donating thousands to victims of the north bay firestorm...the oakland athletics are taking their recovery efforts one step further.( james ) oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell joined stomper the a's mascot... to surprise hundreds of people at an evacuation center in santa rosa. maxell actually left his home in arizona... when he realized the scope of the devastation. he says even an autograph or a picture with a professional athlete can go a long way for a family that has no where to go. maxwell says he plans on returning throughout the week in the hopes of making a larger contribution as santa rosa begins the long recovery. ( james ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow breaking news out of the south bay. fire fighters struggling to

gain control of a fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. this as people begin to return home after the deadly firestorm in the north bay. we have complete team coverage coming up in just two minutes.

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following this morning... firefighters in the south bay still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. it is being called the bear fire and so far it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 5-percent contained.( darya ) but this was just one of the fires that kept crews all across the bay area busy yesterday. firefighters are still working to fully contain the fires

burning in napa and sonoma counties.( james ) more evacuations are being lifted in the north bay and more people are returning home to begin sifting through the rubble.( darya ) a fire also broke out is sausalito and another fire temporarily forced evacuations yesterday in dublin. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we will have much more on all the fires burning in the bay area coming up in just a minute. but first we want to start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring

light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week.

major bart delay on the fremont line. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) we have more breaking news this morning... this time out of oakland. one person has died and two others are critically injured in a house fire in the lakeshore neighborhood. the fire broke out around 11 o'clock last night on calmar avenue. firefighters say four adults and two children lived inside the home.

when crews arrived ... smoke was coming from the home and two people were suffering from smoke inhalation.( darya ) the children and one other adult got out safely. another adult was rescued from the second floor. a third adult died in the home before they could be rescued. ( james ) and more breaking overnight news just in to the kron4 newsroom. san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing and the attacker is still on the loose. it happened on branham lane east just after midnight. officers say the man was suffering from at least one stab wound. he died at the hospital. ( darya ) our big story this morning... is the number of people still missing in the north bay wildfires. investigators are still looking for fifty-three people who have not been heard from since the fire broke out more than a week ago. right now 200 search and rescue workers are combing the burned out areas looking for any

evidence that people died in the rubble. it's a very long process that involves cadavar dogs and forensic scientists combing through ashes. twenty-six of the people missing are from santa rosa. the others are from parts of sonoma county. more on the north bay fires in just a moment. ( james ) now we want to go back to our breaking news in the south bay. fire fighters working to contain a wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains near boulder creek.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the scene this morning with the latest. will.

( will )that breaking news we are following this morning... firefighters in the south bay still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. it is being called the bear fire and so far it has burned more than 270 acres and is just 5-percent contained ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) and in the north bay... firefighters continue to make progress battling the fires in napa and sonoma county.( darya ) the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties.... has burned more than 52- thousand acres... but it is

now 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties ... has burned just over 51-thousand acres... and is 80-percent contained. ( james ) the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres, and it is now 87-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned nearly 12-thousand acres and is now 58-percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines this morning. ( james ) new this morning a santa rosa couple who lost there home in the tubbs fire is suing p-g-and-e. they claim the fire was caused by negligence. the say p-g- and-e did not do a good enough job maintaining electric lines and pruning trees. the couple says their home on mocha lane was destroyed. fire investigators have not

said what started the fire. this is the ifrst lawsuit to be filed in the wake of the north bay firestorm. ( darya ) and this morning more people are being allowed to return home in santa rosa.( james ) the evacuation order has been lifted in the city's oakmont neighborhood.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in that neighborhood this morning with the latest. ( lydia )the evacuation order for the evacuation ( lydia )( lydia )the evacuation order for santa rosa's oakmont

neighborhood has been lifted. are returning to check out their homes. this includes all streets south of highway 12, calistoga road to pythian road. however, all northbound highway 12, including highway 12 eastbound at pythian road, will still be closed under mandatory evacuations orders. while some homes had smoke inside them, many people were happy to return to their homes still standing. ( lydia ) not all neighborhoods have had their evacuation orders lifted. to see if your address is evacuated still visit kron 4 dot com. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the east bay... mandatory evacuations have been lifted

after a fire broke out in dublin. it happened yesterday afternoon near tassajara and fallon roads. according to cal fire it has burned 116 acres and is 75- percent contained this morning. right now no homes are being threatened... and there are no reports of any injuries. ( darya ) firefighters were also on scene overnight after a fire broke out in sausalito. this happened near highway 101. it started just north of spencer avenue. at one point, the flames forced all southbound lanes of highway- 101 to shut down. al lanes have since reopened. the fire burned about four- acres. there are no reports of any injuries. ( james ) many santa rosa residents who lost their home

in the fires are still unable to go back and search for anything they left behind -- including their pets. that's why -- for the last 4 days -- judy stark and peter tapia have driven up from san francisco to the sonoma humane society in santa rosa. they've loaded up hundreds of pounds of cat food and water to take to burned out neighborhoods like coffey park. they drop it off in areas where they, or the national guard, have seen cats come out in the evening looking for food. ( james ) stark says there are at least 20 former

house pets -- in the coffey park neighborhood alone -- that are eating and drinking the food and water they leave out. ( james ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a look at how far one store is going to say thank you to first responders in the wake of the deadly north bay fires.. and... as many begin to recover from the northbay firestorm, many remember anniversary of another tragedy. a look back at loma prieta.(robin) a look at traffic after the break. .

( james ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major bart delay on the fremont line due to equipment problems. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. to 101. min from 880 less then 30 mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to

101. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will

begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. next week. regionwide early expected weather is warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week. this needs to be re- edited...needs to start with the market...not the fire north bay.burning in the

wildfires to follow the we continue ( darya ) ( darya ) we continue to follow the wildfires burning in the north bay. it has taken a lot of man power to fight those fires.( james ) in sonoma county alone there are more than 3-thousand firefighters working to contain the nuns and tubbs fires. so now a market in santa rosa is taking

the time to say thank you. oliver's market is treating first responders to free meals all week long. the market has been doing this since last week. < katrina hampton, shopper// "i didn't know that but that is amazing because they helped so much in our community."josh tuhtan, shopper//"it's really great to see the community come together and really help everyone out.">( james ) one firefighter told kron 4 that oliver's is not the only business giving first responders free food. in addition oliver's donated ten thousand dollars to the north bay fire relief fund and will match customer donations up to 25 thousand dollars. ( darya ) fema administrator brock long is visiting the bay area to see the damage from

the wildfires. long will visit sacramento and sonoma and napa counties to meet with survivors... volunteers and state government officials. the federal emergency management agency's office in oakland and it's teams... are also coordinatiing with officials to support firefighting response activities and survivors in the north bay. ( darya ) we continue our coverage this morning of the devastation caused by the north bay firestorm.( james ) a san francisco auto mechanic says he nearly lost everything. mike abu-yaghi of r&m's automotive... says his wife's parents lost their home of 30-years on eagle court in santa rosa. he says his children were playing at the home sunday morning... then later that night...the house was scorched... reduced to rubble and debris. mike

says he's just happy no one was injured. he says his brother-in-law that lives near eagle creek... lost his home in the fire as well. ( darya ) as many people are reeling from the wildfires in the north bay, many are remembering the anniversary of yet another tragedy. yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of the deadly loma prieta earthquake which shook the bay area on october 17th, 1989. the quake was centered on the san andreas fault. it caused extensive damage to the bay area. the 6-point-nine quake caused the double decker nimitz freeway to collapse in oakland along with the east span of the bay bridge. 63 people were killed and thousands were

injured. ( darya ) coming up... the attorney representing former 49ers signal caller colin kaepernick is speaking out. what he says kaepernick's intentions are. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (robin)(robin) residual bart delays on the fremont line. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick has field a grievance agaisnt the n-f-l. accusing the league of colluding agaisnt him to keep him from being signed by a n-fl team.( darya ) and now, kaepernick's attorney mark geragos is speaking out.

geragos says he will have a "smoking gun" and will be able to prove the league able to prove the league colluded to keep kaepernick from being signed following his 'take a knee' protests.( james ) kaepernick first took a knee during the singing of the national anthem before a 2016 preseason game to protest the treatment of black americans by police. listen now to geragos talking about his client.

( darya ) 49ers team president and c-e-o also recently called kapernick's actions courageous. kaepernick opted out of his contract with the san francisco 49ers earlier this year. he has remained a free agent since. (anny) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. we are following two

breaking news stories this morning. in the north bay... people being allowed to

return home after the devastating fire storm. and this morning firefighters continue to make progress battling those fires.( james ) and firefighters are still struggling to gain control of a wildfire burning in the santa cruz mountains. the fire broke out around monday night near boulder creek. it has now grown to more than 270 acres. it is just five percent contained this morning. we have crews spread all across the bay area covering these fires. . ( mark )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and

thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next

week. no major hot spots. residual bart delay bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wb 4 at the baypoint exit wrapping up. ( darya ) our big story this

morning...story this morning... is the number of people still missing in the north bay wildfires. investigators are still looking for fifty-three people who have not been heard from since the fire broke out more than a week ago. right now 200 search and rescue workers are combing the burned out areas looking for any evidence that people died in the rubble. it's a very long process that involves

cadavar dogs and forensic scientists combing through ashes. twenty-six of the people twenty-six of the people missing are from santa rosa. the others are from parts of sonoma county. ( james ) and in the north bay... firefighters continue to make progress battling the fires in napa and sonoma county.( darya ) the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties.... has burned more than 52-thousand acres... but it is now 78-percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties ... has burned just over 51-thousand acres... and is 80-percent contained. ( james ) the tubbs fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has burned more than

36-thousand acres, and it is now 87-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned nearly 12-thousand acres and is now 58-percent contained. more than 11-thousand firefighters are on the front lines this morning. ( darya ) although progress is being made on the fires in the north bay ... there is some concern with rain in the forecast tonight and tomorrow morning. kron four's terisa estacio has more. over in the distance.. drones are flying - i am here just off of fountaingrove parkway - they are using the drones to check for hotspots i spoke with calfire officials today and although the forecase calls for rain and one would think that is good news it poses some potential risks to restart these deadly fires. (estacio) these were flames from just off highway 12 near oakmont monday night. although crews were successful in beating back the flames by setting backfires, and getting

people on the ground and bulldozers to start the fires from spreading there is a new concern on the horizon this is steve crawford from calfire. steve crawford. rain is not always good, it can bring wind, and that could potential get these fires running again, and we could be looking at new fires again new fires would cetainly effect all of the work done so far and effect work by utility crews to replace critical infrastrutre to allow residents a chance to return home or to get into the burnned out areas to see if there was anything they could salvage. ( darya ) a warning for people who need to rebuild after the deadly north bay fire storms.... be cautious of hiring un-licensed contractors. the

contractors state license board is touring damaged neighborhoods to warn victims of the dangers of hiring people posing as contractors. yesterday....the board put up signs warning people about what you need to look out for. ( darya ) phony contractors will typically solicit their services after large

disasters. ( james ) despite all of the destruction caused by the north bay firestorm...we continue to hear stories of heroism.( darya ) that includes one man in santa rosa who took action to save the homes of several of his neighbors. kron 4's charles clifford shares his story. natstuesday afternoon, neighbors valerie burns and sean wilson, met up for the first time since fire forced them from their homes more than a week ago. valerie invited kron 4 to this reunion because she wanted to publicly thank sean for saving her house.sothe's my hero, yes, absolutely.valerie and sean live next door to each other along wiki drive in northeast santa rosa. when the tubbs fire roared through their neighborhood early on the morning of october 9th, both fled the advancing flames. sean watched the fire from a few miles away.sotthe next

morning he walked back to his house, convinced he would find it burned to the ground.sot with no water available, sean grabbed a rake and shovel and spent the next three hours keeping the flames at bay. he went back and forth putting out spot fires and raking leaves. when the fire had come within just a few feet of valerie's back yard, sean spotted fire fighters nearby and got their attention. sot valeria and her family were staying at a shelter in healdsburg when sean called them to say their home was saved.soti couldn't believe it. i really couldn't.and while sean was able to save his house and several of his neighbors house h,e feels for those who have lost everything. sotvalerie hopes that sean's actions will serve as an inspiration.sotnow , unfortunaly, sean's parents lost their home as well. they lived just a short distance away from him. (robin)

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. right now at kohl's home sale

get an instant pot or air fryer - just $99.99 cuddl duds sheets or throws - $29.99 plus - take an extra 20% off when you spend $100 or more! you'll get kohl's cash too. right now - at kohl's. (robin)

no major hot no major hot spots.. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) the chicago department of aviation has fired two security officers. this after the officers were involved in dragging a man off a united airlines flight after he refused to give up his seat. ( darya ) officials say one of those officers a sergeant also was part of an attempt to cover up some details of the incident that happened at chicago's o'hare international airport.( james ) four officers were involved in the incident involving passenger david dao. he's a doctor who had been

aboard a flight to kentucky. the department suspended the two other officers. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the warriors unveil their championship banner. find out how the team is chipping in to help the north bay fire victims. ( james )(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and thursday as onshore flow strengthens. a weak early season weather system is forecast to bring light rain to much of the region from thursday afternoon through thursday night. dry weather is expected to return by friday. a warming trend will begin over the weekend. warm and dry weather is expected regionwide early next week.

( james )one of the many recognizable bay area landmarks lost in the wildfires --- was the so- called "glass house" in fairfield..( darya ) lots of people knew this home ... built in 2003 on the south summit of the twin sisters peaks.. thanks to the atlas fire ... there's not much left except twisted metal and its concrete foundation. the glass house stood on twin

sisters road in fairfield - close to the border of solano and napa counties. it was built in 2003 at a cost of roughly 17-million dollars. like so many other homes - it went up in flames late last week. here is what it looked like before the fire. the home was spread across more than 13-thousand square feet...and included a helicopter pad... the current owners bought it in 2012. they live in texas and used the estate as a vacation home. they say that they plan to re-buildi.....saying they'll make it bigger and better than before. ( james ) and the golden state warriors are helping the victims of the north bay fires. ( darya ) the warriors unveiled their 20-17 championship banner and received their championship rings last night.( james ) kron four's jr stone has more on the opening night festivities and how the team is helping the fire victims.

(james) although spirits were high for the ceremony...

the houston rockets spoiled banner night by beating golden state 122 to 121. 121.state 122 to beating golden night by spoiled banner rockets the houston ceremony...high for the spirits were although (james) (james) although high for the ceremony...rockets spoiled banner beating golden state 122 to 121. ( james ) (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) we'll be back as the kron

4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. ( james ) after donating

thousands to vicitms of the north bay firestorm...the oakland athletics are taking their recovery efforts one step further.( darya ) oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell joined stomper the a's mascot... to surprise hundreds of people at an evacuation center in santa rosa. maxell actually left his home in arizona... when he realized

the scope of the devastation. he says even an autograph or a picture with a professional athlete can go a long way for a family that has no where to go. ( darya ) maxwell says he plans on returning throughout the week in the hopes of making a larger contribution as santa rosa begins the long recovery. ( darya ) coming up on gary's world... the warriors win their 1st game. oh wait no they don't is the season over. and is the season over for the celtics after losing a key player. the gruesome injury ahead.( james ) fire fighters struggling to gain control of a fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. this as people begin to return home after the deadly firestorm in the north bay. ( james ) that breaking

news we are following this morning... firefighters in the south bay still struggling to get control of the fire burning in the santa cruz mountains.( darya ) more fires popping up all across the bay area. but there is some good news... firefighters are making progress on the

north bay firestorm and more people are being allowed to return home. and this morning we have team coverage of the the fires all across the bay area.all across the the the fires coverage of have team morning we and this and this morning we have team coverage of the the fires all across the bay area. will tran is live in boulder creek monitoring the fire down there and lydia pantazes is live in santa rosa where people are returning home. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. ( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we will check in with our reporters in just a minute. but first we want to start the morning with a check of weather and traffic.. (anny hong) : cooling is expected on wednesday and